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EXCITE@HOME SALES OFFICE TO CLOSE

Published on July 26, 2001.

(July 26, 2001) -- The Chicago sales office of Excite@Home is slated to close next week, according to a person close to the decision. The individual said those sales will now be handled by the Chicago staff of New York-based DoubleClick. A spokeswoman for DoubleClick called the report "a rumor," while an Excite spokeswoman declined comment. -- Adrienne Mand